20 questions - hra na 20 otázek
BrE
/ˌtwenti'kwestʃənz/
AmE
/ˌtwent̬i'kwestʃənz/

noun - a game in which you have to ask yes/no questions and find out what the secret word is

 
word chain - slovní fotbal
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌtʃeɪn/
AmE
/'wɜ:rdˌtʃeɪn/

noun - a game in which people have to say words that begin with the last letter of the previous word

 
word train - slovní fotbal
BrE
/'wɜ:dˌtreɪn/
AmE

noun - a game in which people have to say words that begin with the last letter of the previous word

 
Catholic - katolík
BrE
/'kæθəlɪk/
AmE
/'kæθəlɪk/

noun - a person belonging to the main stream of Christianity in Europe, e.g. the main religion of Spain, Ireland etc.

American football
American football - americký fotbal
BrE
/əˌmerɪkən'fʊtbɔ:l/
AmE
/əˌmerɪkən'fʊtbɔ:l/

noun, British English - an American ball game in which two teams try to place an oval ball over their opponent's goal line

football
football - americký fotbal
BrE
/'fʊtbɔ:l/
AmE
/'fʊtbɔ:l/

noun, American English - an American ball game in which two teams try to place an oval ball over their opponent's goal line

battering ram
battering ram - beranidlo
BrE
/ˌbætərɪŋ'ræm/
AmE
/ˌbæt̬ərɪŋ'ræm/

noun - a large heavy object (usually a wooden log etc.) used in battles etc. to break down doors or gates

 
flutter - třepetání, třepot
BrE
/'flʌtə/
AmE
/'flʌt̬ər/

noun - the sound of something moving back and forth, form side to side, or up and down (in the air)

 
court of law - soud
BrE
/ˌkɔ:təv'lɔ:/
AmE
/ˌkɔ:rt̬əv'lɑ:/

noun - the process in which a judge or judges decide matters in civil or criminal cases

lab technician
lab technician - laborant, laborantka
BrE
/ˌlæb tək'nɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌlæb tək'nɪʃn/

noun - a person who works in a laboratory and takes part in scientific experiments, research etc,

 
valve - chlopeň
BrE
/'vælv/
AmE
/'vælv/

noun, technical - a structure in a vein or in the heart that controls the flow of blood

 
unspeakably - příšerně, nepopsatelně
BrE
/ʌn'spi:kəbli/
AmE
/ʌn'spi:kəbli/

adverb, literary - in a way that cannot be described in words, usually because it is too bad

 
futuristically - futuristicky
BrE
/ˌfjutʃə'rɪstɪkli/
AmE
/ˌfjutʃə'rɪstɪkli/

adverb - in a very modern way, in a way that looks like it's from the future

 
ups and downs - dobré i špatné chvíle, dobré i špatné věci
BrE
/ˌʌps ən 'daʊnz/
AmE
/ˌʌps ən 'daʊnz/

noun - a mixture of good and bad things in a particular situation, e.g. in a relationship

minister
minister - ministr
BrE
/'mɪnɪstə/
AmE
/'mɪnɪstər/

noun - one of the people in the cabinet, the head of a department in the government